David Roberts : travels in Egypt & the Holy Land / Debra N. Mancoff.

Main entry:

Mancoff, Debra N., 1950-

Title & Author:

David Roberts : travels in Egypt & the Holy Land / Debra N. Mancoff.

Publication:

Description:

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 29 cm

Notes:
"In association with the Library of Congress."
Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
Destined for a wandering life -- The lure of the Orient -- Navigating the Nile -- Chapter4 -- Interlude in Cairo -- The Holy Land -- The richest folios that ever left the East.

Summary:

In 1838, Scottish painter David Roberts (1796-1864) embarked on a three-year journey that would shape Europe's perception of the Middle East. Nurtured on Bible stories and tales of the exotic Orient, Roberts had always dreamed of exploring the Holy Land, though travel there was an arduous, dangerous undertaking. While he set himself the goal of bringing home an accurate visual record, he returned with a portfolio of hand-tinted lithographs that lost nothing of romanticism. His use of light, color, and atmosphere lent an aura of exoticism to his realistic view.

ISBN:

0764910299 (pbk.)
9780764910296 (pbk.)

Subject:

Roberts, David, 1796-1864.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864 Travel Egypt.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864 Travel Palestine.
Roberts, David.
Artists Scotland Biography.
Artistes Écosse Biographies.
Artists
Travel
Lithografie
Bildband
Egypt In art.
Palestine In art.
Egypt
Middle East Palestine
Scotland
Palästina
Ägypten

Form/genre:

Quotations (texts)
Art
Biographies

Added entries:

Roberts, David, 1796-1864.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 213085
Call No.: ND37.R643 M3 1999
Status: Available

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